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Let us welcome the wave of Apollo/RiF defectors! (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Exusia@lemmy.world to c/starwarsmemes@lemmy.world

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[–] nightscout@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was active on Reddit for well over a decade. Even helped mod a couple of small communities at various points. I also loved Apollo and was an early beta tester for that app. For me, Apollo was Reddit. It was the only Reddit client I used in recent years and I miss Apollo as much as I miss Reddit itself.

I don’t see myself going back to Reddit. Lemmy has been great and has quickly become very “Reddit-like” for me, but with the vibe of what the internet was back in the early 2000s. I am enjoying the communities that are forming on her.

I’m also very fond of the concept of the Fediverse as a whole. Corporate social media has failed again and again, so I want to move away from it as much as possible.

[–] bl4ckblooc@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have an 11 year Reddit account, and recently got banned for posting about how Nazi's shouldn't be around anymore.

Reddit has been slowly turning to shit, and Spez befriending Musk is a pretty big indicator that its going to keep going that way.

[–] nightscout@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Sheesh. One thing that always bugged me about Reddit was the arbitrary power that mods had. I had a situation where I was banned from /r/glasses because I posted about Warby Parker (the mail-in glasses service) being a good option for lower-cost glasses in the U.S. Turned out the mod was the owner of an optical shop and he didn't like it when people recommended Warby Parker and other mail-order services for glasses because it was sucking away money from high-end, overpriced optical shops. So he just started banning people who mentioned any of these mail-order services.

One thing I like about Lemmy is that the modlog is public. I think that level of transparency is really important and helpful for avoiding situations like people have experienced on Reddit.

But I agree, Reddit has indeed slowly turned to shit. I love that the general concept behind it is being replicated here and that so many people are starting to recognize the importance of a company being free from a CEO.